Combined door opener and curtain carrier



Aug. 7. H923.

- H. AMBUS COMBINED DOOR OPENER AND CURTAIN CARRIER Filed June 23, 1922Patented Aug. 7, 1923.

cor/113mm) nooa OPENER 7 Application filed June 23,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY AMBUs, a citizen of the United States residingat Cleveland, in the county of Ouyahoga, State of Ohio, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Combined Door Openers and CurtainCarriers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined door opening and curtaincarrying'device for automobiles and is particularly concerned with aquick detachable device of the class described, for Ford automobiles,having door handle actuating means and curtain carryin means.

One object of the invention is to construct a simple device adapted tobe attached to an automobile door and provided with means for easilyactuating the door opening handle, and for carrying a door openingcurtain.

Another object is to provide novel detachable means forattaching dooropening curtains to a Ford automobile.

A further object is to provide a simple means for easily operating thedoor opening handles of Ford automobile doors.

Other objects will appear and be pointed out hereinafter.

In the drawings attached to and forming a part of this specification:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the improved device with fragments of adoor opening curtain and an automobile doc-r shown. 7 V

Fig. 2 is a rear end elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on lines 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4.- is a cross sectional viewthrough the clamping members of myimproved device taken on lines 4-4 of big. 1, and y Fig. 5 is aperspectiveview of the novel curtain carrying rod.

In the attached drawings wherein one modification of my invention hasbeen illustrated, 1 and 2 indicate clamping'members adapted to engagethertop edge of automobile door 8. Preferably these clamps are formedrespectively with portions 1 and 2 to seat upon the top of the door andportions 1* and 2 depending therefrom and shaped on their interiorsurface'to conform to the contour of the door. In the modificationillustrated, the door has a head at on its metres res earner orrica.

CLEVELAND, OHIO.

AND CURTAIN CARRIER.

1922. Serial No. 570,374..

outer surface and accordingly the inner surface of portion 1 is concaveto engage therewith.

Members 1 and 2 are provided with a plurality of openings 5, 6 and 7 ofsubstantially the same size. Through the front opening 5 extends a roundrod 8 preferably integral with outside handle 9. The free end of rod 8is threaded for nut 10 which serves to hold the inside handle 11 inassembled rela- 'tion with portion 8. The inner handle 11 is providedwith a squared opening 11 to engage with a correspondingly shaped partof rod 8. It will be observed that handles 9 and 11 engage with sides ofclampedmembers 1 and 2, and, while adaptedto turn in the members, stillassist in securing the clamping members to the automobile door. Insidehandle 11 has a projection 12 adapted to engage with the rearside oftheordinary Ford 'handle, so that when either handle 9 or 11 is rotatedforwardly, door handle 18v is actuated. 1

Through opening '6 in members land 2 extends a curtain carrying rod 14:provided with a threaded terminal and nut 15. This rod is suitably bentto seat in a groove 16- on the outer surface of member 1 and whensecurely held therein by tightening nut 15, the rod 14 is firmly securedin place and the members 1 and 2 are tightly clamped together. Rod 14;is adapted to receive one end of a curtain of the door opening type asshown in Fig. 1, and the other end of the curtain being suitably securedto the automobile.

Openings 5 and 7 through members 1 and 2 are preferably provided withthreads for a portion of their length, a cap screw (not shown) beingutilized in one of these openings to secure members 1 and 2 to theautomobile door in the event that the door curtain rod is not inuse.Obviously a cap screw could also beused if desired, when the rod 14 isassembled with members 1 and 2.

It will be observed that the parts of my improved device areinterchangeable as regards both sides of an automobile. Members 1 and 2are provided with several openings of substantially the same size sothat the cap screw and door handle 9 may be used interchangeably inopenings 5 and 7. Member 1 preferably carries threads formed in each ofthe openings 5 and 7, while grove 16 on the outer surface of member 1extends for the full length thereof and permits cur- 'tain rod 141- tobe employed at either end.

Both handles -9 and 11 are interchangeable for either side of anautomobile.

Havmgthus descr1bedone practical embodiment of my invention for purposesof i1lustration, I- desire to have it understood that my invention scapable of var ous modifications without departing from the spiritthereof, The scope of myinveiition is defined by what is claimed;

What is" claimedisi 1. In a device of the class described, in

- "combination,clamping members adapted to olaihped'tothe topofanautomobile door,

engage the top of an automobile door, a

handle for the said'door, means passing through the said members forclamp'ing' them in assembled relation with the said door, and meanscomprising handles connected' together on either side' of the door andpivotally mounted in the said clamping members above the door foractuating the said door handle;

QJIn a device of the class described,in combination, men'ibers adaptedto be a handle for the said door threaded means p'assihg throughthe'said members above the ldoor for elamping't'hesaid members'in assembledrelation with thesaid door, and

' d means passing throughaiid'pivotally mounted iii'the sa'id'membersabove-the door and comprising innerand outer handles, the

inner handle having a portion adapted to engage with the-saiddoor-handle;- V 3-. Aeombinedcurtain carrying and door opening devicefor an automobile door comprising clampingmembers detachably en- 1gaging the opposite top sides of an automobilejdoor, a curtain" carryingrod extendiiig through the members and provided witha hut forsecuringthe said members in door clamping relation, and means for addtionally securing the said members in door clamping relation comprisingtwo door handles joined together through the clamping members above thedoor, one of the said handles being adapted'to engage withand; Q I

actuate an automobile door hande. 7 r

4. A combined curtain carrying door opening device for an automobiledoor compr sing clamping members detachablyei Igagiiig the opposite topsides of an automobile door, and means passingthrough the and pivotallymounted in the said meii'iber's, the handles being adapted 'toengagewith and actuate a door handle:

In testimony whereof; lg heruhto affix my signature.

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